America's 5 best BBQ hot spots

[Hootie]

I've been to 2 of 5. I knew the one in Urbana, IL was amazing...and I've tried everything in Kansas and Illinois and my two favorite are definitely 2 and 5 on this list. Champaign has a really good BBQ place called Hickory River, as well. Amazing that I grew up in Kansas and lived in Dallas and 2 of my top 3 BBQ joints are in Champaign, Urbana. This list gives me a little vindication I guess. I'm not crazy after all!

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/05/08/americas-5-best-bbq-hot-spots/

[gblowfish]

Meh,
I can name Five BBQ joints right here in KC that are better than Jack Stack.

These lists from "national" news services ain't worth spit.

[tooge]

I like Fiorellas. The lamb ribs are great. I haven't eaten at the other places they mention, so I can't comment on them. I still like several joints in KC better than Fiorellas though. Smokin Guns, OK Joes, to name a couple.

[saphojunkie]

Obligatory "Fox News is wrong again" comment.

Move this to DC!

[Predarat]

Meh,
I can name Five BBQ joints right here in KC that are better than Jack Stack.

These lists from "national" news services ain't worth spit.

Oklahoma Joes is one.

[KCUnited]

Mylie Cyrus thinks that list is suspect.

[BlackHelicopters]

Rosedales

[Fish]

Jack Stack is overhyped due to it's advertising...

[Rain Man]

Now I really want some barbecue.

One of the two best places in Denver went out of business. Sad face. Our barbecue here teeters on the very brink of existence, and I don't understand why. We have 100 sandwich shops in downtown Denver, and there's one barbecue place. It's completely out of whack.

[Donger]

Now I really want some barbecue.

One of the two best places in Denver went out of business. Sad face. Our barbecue here teeters on the very brink of existence, and I don't understand why. We have 100 sandwich shops in downtown Denver, and there's one barbecue place. It's completely out of whack.

It is odd, isn't it? I think it's jealousy.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I don't think Jack Stack is overrated at all. It's great food, imo. Are there better places? Of course. But F'sJSBBQ is pretty good in my eyes.

[Chief_For_Life58]

Now I really want some barbecue.

One of the two best places in Denver went out of business. Sad face. Our barbecue here teeters on the very brink of existence, and I don't understand why. We have 100 sandwich shops in downtown Denver, and there's one barbecue place. It's completely out of whack.

brothers aint bad

[Ceej]

Woodyard's is where it's at, gents.

[Rain Man]

It is odd, isn't it? I think it's jealousy.

There's got to be some reason for this. It can't be a supply and demand thing. My theory was that it has something to do with the underground alien bases at DIA. Maybe barbecue kills them or something.

That would actually be a good movie plot. Aliens plan to take over the world, and the only thing that can stop them is barbecue.

[Rain Man]

brothers aint bad

Their meat is fine, but their sauce is too hot for my tastes. I like spicy barbecue sauce, but not hot sauce.

[Wildcat2005]

Jack Stack is good obviously but I would put OK Joe's and BBs Lawnside above them as far as KC BBQ places go

Jack Stack has really good sides but as far as the actual bbq goes I dont put it on the same level as the two above

[Chief_For_Life58]

Their meat is fine, but their sauce is too hot for my tastes. I like spicy barbecue sauce, but not hot sauce.

The best bbq I had when I lived in co for 5 years was the bbq place in idaho springs off 70 called Smokin Yards. you been?

[Fire Me Boy!]

Jack Stack is for people that eat BBQ with a fork.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Jack Stack is good obviously but I would put OK Joe's and BBs Lawnside above them as far as KC BBQ places go

Jack Stack has really good sides but as far as the actual bbq goes I dont put it on the same level as the two above

Truth. And I'm still incensed by what they call burnt ends. :harumph:

[Rain Man]

The best bbq I had when I lived in co for 5 years was the bbq place in idaho springs off 70 called Smokin Yards. you been?

Hmm, no. I've never heard of it. But it's on my radar now the next time I go that way.

All of a sudden I'm really in a barbecue mood. I've got a race on Saturday, but I'm wondering if the extra pound of running weight is warranted for a visit to the downtown place for lunch.

[Wildcat2005]

Truth. And I'm still incensed by what they call burnt ends. :harumph:

Had their burnt ends for lunch on Tuesday....yeah nothing really special at all

[Donger]

The best bbq I had when I lived in co for 5 years was the bbq place in idaho springs off 70 called Smokin Yards. you been?

I've driven by it many times. Too wary to eat there, though.

[The Franchise]

Fucking BBQ sucks out here......

[exterminator]

I like Fiorellas. The lamb ribs are great. I haven't eaten at the other places they mention, so I can't comment on them. I still like several joints in KC better than Fiorellas though. Smokin Guns, OK Joes, to name a couple.

Lamb ribs?

WTF?

[Fire Me Boy!]

Had their burnt ends for lunch on Tuesday....yeah nothing really special at all

They're not even burnt ends. They cubes of brisket.

[Chief_For_Life58]

I've driven by it many times. Too wary to eat there, though.

I havent been in a few years but it was good. Maybe it was only good just because wed always hit it up after a day of skiing and baked out of our minds but I remember the ribs being well worth it. Try it out sometime

[tooge]

Lamb ribs?

WTF?

I've had so many versions of baby back and spare ribs (judging and competing in bbqs) that I wanted to try something different. You have to like lamb of course, which is a bit richer and "gamier" than pork, although I'm not sure gamier is a good word for it, maybe just different.

They were delicious. I'd get them again. I also like the crown prime beef ribs that they do which are killer.

[Kiimo]

****ing BBQ sucks out here......


Here in LA there's a "Kansas City BBQ" place.


It's ****ing ABYSMAL. :mad:


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eTb6u4BTI4c/UDp5BoqEqgI/AAAAAAAAADo/9ySYUxEEPk4/w920-h550-no/2012-08-26

[gblowfish]

Usually places in towns that are named after something good in another town is abysmal.

For example, "Old Chicago" tastes nothing like real Chicago Pizza. "Texas Roadhouse" is like nothing that is really in Texas.

[Coogs]

Now I really want some barbecue.

One of the two best places in Denver went out of business. Sad face. Our barbecue here teeters on the very brink of existence, and I don't understand why. We have 100 sandwich shops in downtown Denver, and there's one barbecue place. It's completely out of whack.

Have you tried Jim-n-Nicks in the Northfield Mall? I have not, but when my wife and I are in Denver (every February and August) we usually take in a movie just down the street from this place. I always have thought it smelled really good when walking by anyway.

http://www.jimnnicks.com/menus/northfield/

If you give it a thumbs up, I might try it next visit.

[Randallflagg]

Hmm, no. I've never heard of it. But it's on my radar now the next time I go that way.

All of a sudden I'm really in a barbecue mood. I've got a race on Saturday, but I'm wondering if the extra pound of running weight is warranted for a visit to the downtown place for lunch.


I was recently in your area and happened to hit a spot in Loveland called "Serious Texas BBQ" . It's not KC Q - but it's not bad either! The Cherry Chipolte sauce surprised the living hell out of me.

[Fish]

I was recently in your area and happened to hit a spot in Loveland called "Serious Texas BBQ" . It's not KC Q - but it's not bad either! The Cherry Chipolte sauce surprised the living hell out of me.

What the... :Lin:

[gblowfish]

My mom lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Bill Clinton's home town. They have good BBQ there. McClard's is the most famous. Here's five places in Hot Springs you can check out. Chuck's is a true shotgun shack. Just a shack and a smoker and a lot of confederate flags....two holes for the salt and pepper shakers on the white table cloths....

http://mcclards.com/
http://www.stubbysbbq.com/
http://smokinnstyle.com/
http://www.ribcagehs.com/
http://www.bing.com/local/Details.aspx?lid=YN49x43740369 (Chuck's)

[BlackHelicopters]

Golden Corral is pretty good.

[morphius]

There's got to be some reason for this. It can't be a supply and demand thing. My theory was that it has something to do with the underground alien bases at DIA. Maybe barbecue kills them or something.

That would actually be a good movie plot. Aliens plan to take over the world, and the only thing that can stop them is barbecue.
I'd tend to believe that the sandwich shops food is less messy for the all the pot heads to eat, but your theory is, uhmm, interesting?

[NewChief]

My mom lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Bill Clinton's home town. They have good BBQ there. McClard's is the most famous. Here's five places in Hot Springs you can check out. Chuck's is a true shotgun shack. Just a shack and a smoker and a lot of confederate flags....two holes for the salt and pepper shakers on the white table cloths....

http://mcclards.com/
http://www.stubbysbbq.com/
http://smokinnstyle.com/
http://www.ribcagehs.com/
http://www.bing.com/local/Details.aspx?lid=YN49x43740369 (Chuck's)

Hot Springs has good Q.

Craig's in Duvall's Bluff is also pretty amazing:

http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/2453/craigs

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[SPATCH]

Been living in Austin since October.. haven't been to Franklin's yet. I hear about it all the time, though.

[SPATCH]

Anybody been to L.C.'s in KC? I'll be back in KC next month and I wanted to try a new place. Heard it was pretty good.

[Predarat]

Have you tried Jim-n-Nicks in the Northfield Mall? I have not, but when my wife and I are in Denver (every February and August) we usually take in a movie just down the street from this place. I always have thought it smelled really good when walking by anyway.

http://www.jimnnicks.com/menus/northfield/

If you give it a thumbs up, I might try it next visit.

The best thing there is their Smoked Chicken and Hot Links, for sides the MacandCheese and the Greens are good too. Not bad for a chain, but it is a chain.

[Coogs]

The best thing there is their Smoked Chicken and Hot Links, for sides the MacandCheese and the Greens are good too. Not bad for a chain, but it is a chain.

Okay, thanks. I'll probably pass then.

[Great Expectations]

Sawmill in Joplin is very, very good. It is a competition guy who opened up his own shop downtown. Similar menu to OK Joes, and close to as good. Sawmill's burnt ends are better, fries are close, but OK Joe beats them in every other category.

[KCUnited]

I never quite understood smoking chicken wings until I had them at Greedy Man's, addictive sons of guns.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Sawmill in Joplin is very, very good. It is a competition guy who opened up his own shop downtown. Similar menu to OK Joes, and close to as good. Sawmill's burnt ends are better, fries are close, but OK Joe beats them in every other category.
I like woody's in Joplin, but I haven't been in a while.

[Kiimo]

Funny how the best Carolina BBQ I've ever had is at a place called Oklahoma Joe's in Kansas City.

That reminds me of this...

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[Randallflagg]

What the... :Lin:

Yeah, I know...I said the same thing. But it is really tasty on pulled pork.


http://serioustexasbbq.com/index.asp

[Rain Man]

I was recently in your area and happened to hit a spot in Loveland called "Serious Texas BBQ" . It's not KC Q - but it's not bad either! The Cherry Chipolte sauce surprised the living hell out of me.

Have you tried Jim-n-Nicks in the Northfield Mall? I have not, but when my wife and I are in Denver (every February and August) we usually take in a movie just down the street from this place. I always have thought it smelled really good when walking by anyway.

http://www.jimnnicks.com/menus/northfield/

If you give it a thumbs up, I might try it next visit.

I haven't tried either of these places since they're significantly out of my neighborhood, but maybe for a birthday meal we'll make the trek to them. Thanks.

[Fish]

Yeah, I know...I said the same thing. But it is really tasty on pulled pork.


http://serioustexasbbq.com/index.asp

They like their fruity BBQ...

We are known for the must-have smoked pork loin which pairs nicely with the homemade pineapple-jalapeno salsa, or our award winning pulled pork sandwich with our fruity, fiery cherry-chipotle salsa or our tender beef brisket you can't help but sink your teeth into...

[Randallflagg]

They like their fruity BBQ...


Well, it IS Colorado...........

[gblowfish]

Anybody been to L.C.'s in KC? I'll be back in KC next month and I wanted to try a new place. Heard it was pretty good.

L.C.'s is on Blue Parkway, that's about three or four miles southwest of Arrowhead Stadium. There's another place just east of L.C.'s also on Blue Parkway called Big T's. I actually like their overall food product better. They have a wider variety, and give you more for the buck. L.C.'s is one of the KC classic BBQ dives though. Can't go wrong with either.

[unlurking]

Now I really want some barbecue.

One of the two best places in Denver went out of business. Sad face. Our barbecue here teeters on the very brink of existence, and I don't understand why. We have 100 sandwich shops in downtown Denver, and there's one barbecue place. It's completely out of whack.

Tried Brickyard BBQ at a 38th and Stuart? KC style, only local place (KC expat owner/chef) I've found that does burnt ends. The County Line location is closed on Sundays, but we'll stop in and grab a few pounds on a Saturday and reheat on game day at three times a season.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Golden Corral is pretty good.

Goosebumps

[journeyscarab]

Smokin' Moes in Winter Park, CO is pretty good. We visited there over the summer. Its pretty close to KC BBQ. It's no OK Joes tho.

[gblowfish]

Since I've been working out here on the Kansas Side, I eat Zarda's for lunch sometimes because it's close by. It's OK, not my favorite. Woodyard BBQ in Merriam is outstanding, but is a little too far to drive for lunch. It's also a very funky dive, you'd never know it was there if you weren't looking for it. I still think Rosedale gives you great value for the buck. On a BBQ dinner you get three sides. Most places only give you one or two. Their fries are wunnerful. Danny Edward's place next to Ponak's Mexican Kitchen on Southwest Blvd is very good, but they only serve lunch. Not open for dinner, which is weird. Seems like they throw away a lot of business they could have if they stayed open until 8pm or so. Whatever. I guess you can make your own rules when you make good BBQ.

[Randallflagg]

Living here in Olathe, I hit OK Joes on a regular basis....but honestly, I started at a local joint like 20 or so years ago - Smokin Joes off Santa Fe. It has went pretty far downhill over the last 5 years or so, but they used to be excellent.

I never really got the whole "jack stack" thing, but it's all good!

[Dartgod]

Meh,
I can name Five BBQ joints right here in KC that are better than Jack Stack.

These lists from "national" news services ain't worth spit.

If I remember right, you think one of those is Gates.

And if I am correct, then you are wrong.

[HemiEd]

Living here in Olathe, I hit OK Joes on a regular basis....but honestly, I started at a local joint like 20 or so years ago - Smokin Joes off Santa Fe. It has went pretty far downhill over the last 5 years or so, but they used to be excellent.

I never really got the whole "jack stack" thing, but it's all good!

Is OK Joes close to 35, so a guy can hit it easily on the way from Des Moines to Wichita?

[DaveNull]

Rosedale was some of the worst BBQ I've had anywhere. Perhaps some folks have some nostalgic feelings about it, but without those its a meal I wish I could have back.

[Great Expectations]

I like woody's in Joplin, but I haven't been in a while.

Woody's is solid; Sawmill blows it away.

[Fish]

Is OK Joes close to 35, so a guy can hit it easily on the way from Des Moines to Wichita?

You bet. Both the locations are pretty close to 35...

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9448/screenshot20130509at334.jpg

[Donger]

Tried Brickyard BBQ at a 38th and Stuart? KC style, only local place (KC expat owner/chef) I've found that does burnt ends. The County Line location is closed on Sundays, but we'll stop in and grab a few pounds on a Saturday and reheat on game day at three times a season.

That's nuts. I had NO idea that that place existed. May have to check it out. Thanks.

[HemiEd]

You bet. Both the locations are pretty close to 35...

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/9448/screenshot20130509at334.jpg

Thanks, I will try that one at 119th on my way through in a couple weeks. :thumb:

I used to work for a company very near Rosedales in the 80s, and was never really too impressed, as there is a half dozen joints in Wichita much better. I have never tried "burnt ends" again since ordering them there.

[Predarat]

Thanks, I will try that one at 119th on my way through in a couple weeks. :thumb:

I used to work for a company very near Rosedales in the 80s, and was never really too impressed, as there is a half dozen joints in Wichita much better. I have never tried "burnt ends" again since ordering them there.

What places in Wichita are good now?

[Randallflagg]

Thanks, I will try that one at 119th on my way through in a couple weeks. :thumb:

I used to work for a company very near Rosedales in the 80s, and was never really too impressed, as there is a half dozen joints in Wichita much better. I have never tried "burnt ends" again since ordering them there.

Yep! Get off on 119th Street and turn right on Strang Line....go down about a block and turn into it. Good Eats!!

[HemiEd]

What places in Wichita are good now?

To be honest, I should have used the word was, instead of is, in my post, as I moved away 17 years ago.

I think they have all pretty much changed around since I moved and I am not sure if they are all still in business. At the time R&S was the deal, everyone else came in behind them, but they were only open 8 hours a week. Then "Scotty" opened up a location on West street that was to die for. I used to like "La Lousianne" down on Central, and you could get sauce so hot you couldn't tell what you were eating. There was "Jet Barbecue" I believe that was pretty good.

When I go back now, we have gone to "Hog Wild" several times. I am not sure if there are any better, but a friend took me to "Pig n Pig Out" and it was pretty tasty, but I only had a pulled pork sandwich.

[threebag]

A buddy of mine is opening a BBQ place in Augusta Ks. It opens the 16 of May. The name is No Mercy BBQ. It's just off 6th and State in historic downtown. If you ever drive through Augusta check it out.

[HemiEd]

A buddy of mine is opening a BBQ place in Augusta Ks. It opens the 16 of May. The name is No Mercy BBQ. It's just off 6th and State in historic downtown. If you ever drive through Augusta check it out.

I will be going through there on the 28th, and will try and do just that.

Historic downtown Augusta? Ok. :D

[Predarat]

To be honest, I should have used the word was, instead of is, in my post, as I moved away 17 years ago.

I think they have all pretty much changed around since I moved and I am not sure if they are all still in business. At the time R&S was the deal, everyone else came in behind them, but they were only open 8 hours a week. Then "Scotty" opened up a location on West street that was to die for. I used to like "La Lousianne" down on Central, and you could get sauce so hot you couldn't tell what you were eating. There was "Jet Barbecue" I believe that was pretty good.

When I go back now, we have gone to "Hog Wild" several times. I am not sure if there are any better, but a friend took me to "Pig n Pig Out" and it was pretty tasty, but I only had a pulled pork sandwich. Ahhh I'll have to try one of those places when I go back. But I'm making Oklahoma Joes my 1st priority on the way there.

[HemiEd]

Ahhh I'll have to try one of those places when I go back. But I'm making Oklahoma Joes my 1st priority on the way there.

I am with you on trying Okie Joes, as I haven't read one negative thing on this board about the place, just positive things, and that is saying something.

[gblowfish]

I like Rosedale's turkey and ham, and their fries.
Ribs, not so much. And they have RC Cola in bottles, which is bitchin.

Everybody has favorites on the KC BBQ discussion.

The places that come up most often are:

Gates & Sons
Arthur Bryant's
Oklahoma Joe's
L.C.'s BBQ
Jack Stack BBQ
Woodyard BBQ
Zarda's BBQ
Big T's BBQ
Snead's BBQ
Earl Quick's BBQ
Wyandotte BBQ
Smokestack BBQ
Rosedale BBQ
Smokin' Guns BBQ

And several others.

Arthur Bryant's would be the classic tourist experience, at 18th and Brooklyn.

[Dave Lane]

Anybody been to L.C.'s in KC? I'll be back in KC next month and I wanted to try a new place. Heard it was pretty good.

LCs is damned good. Best BBQ beans in town.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Why isn't KC Masterpiece on this list? It freakin' made KC 'que.

[Dave Lane]

Why isn't KC Masterpiece on this list? It freakin' made KC 'que.

Meh

Not very good at all and out of business.

[Dave Lane]

And KC Masterpiece didn't make anything except a BBQ sauce.

[silver5liter]

Why isn't KC Masterpiece on this list? It freakin' made KC 'que.

Uhh

[threebag]

I will be going through there on the 28th, and will try and do just that.

Historic downtown Augusta? Ok. :D

Great. The food will always be fresh the only frozen food will be chicken strips for the kids. Steak nights on Friday, Daily Specials, and the BBQ will be done on a Southern Pride Smoker with Mesquite Wood. They are also giving breakfast a shot. Hot Links and eggs FTW.

[FD]

Franklin at #1 is correct. I've been there at least 20 times and am blown away every time. I genuinely think its the best food you can eat on the planet.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Uhh

ROFL

[gblowfish]

And KC Masterpiece didn't make anything except a BBQ sauce.

KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce is made by the same people who make Clorox.

[unlurking]

That's nuts. I had NO idea that that place existed. May have to check it out. Thanks.
Sure thing. The owner moved to the 2nd location (County Line) when it opened a few years back. I haven't eaten at the north Denver location in probably 5 years, but I assume the quality is the same. I can't speak much to the menu, because honestly I just can't stop ordering the burnt ends as I don't know anywhere else to get them around here. Beans are close to Jack Stack. I'm a fan of the spicy sauce, not the regular. Always has koolaid on the counter.

EDIT:
http://brickyardbbq.com/

[Dave Lane]

KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce is made by the same people who make Clorox.

Thanks George. I wouldn't have been so cruel, thanks for picking up the slack.

[exterminator]

Franklin at #1 is correct. I've been there at least 20 times and am blown away every time. I genuinely think its the best food you can eat on the planet.

Yeah what about Salt Lick in Driftwood???

[exterminator]

Now I really want some barbecue.

One of the two best places in Denver went out of business. Sad face. Our barbecue here teeters on the very brink of existence, and I don't understand why. We have 100 sandwich shops in downtown Denver, and there's one barbecue place. It's completely out of whack.


Is Wolgang Puck's still on 16th St?

[Dayze]

Zarda and their smoked deli meat, and a $4 order of fried mushrooms - where you usually get about 8 - are delightful.

[XXXshogunXXX]

Wow, I cant believe that little craphole 'the joint' made it on the list. I went there back in 2007 when my work sent me to work at the USN base for a few weeks. The joint is a little shack right outside of it, surrounded by homes'. I avoided eating at that place till my 2nd trip out there. I first thought it was a little shack that was abandoned. I finally manned up and went to eat there with my coworkers, but then realized I shouldn't haven't.

The inside is filthy, the kitchen had dirty pots everywhere and the food didn't look too appealing. The ambience reminded me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, It had an old 70's look, and it appeared it was neglected for a long period of time. If you've ever been to New Orleans, you'll also notice they dont have a grading system. So who knows if they ever had health inspectors check up on the joint. I'm not sure if the place was suitable for eating/cooking. Till this day it was the one of the worst experiences eating I've ever had. Needless to say I didn't eat much of the food there. It wasn't good, I wasn't sure how it was prepared and what I was eating...it also felt like I was eating off the ground.

[keg in kc]

While Oklahoma Joe's is my personal favorite, Fiorella's is great from a national perspective because pretty much anybody can get it delivered to them. I've spent tons of money shipping stuff to family at various places in the US (including Hawaii), just so they can get a taste of what I enjoy locally here.

[Baby Lee]

Oklahoma Joes is one.

OK Joe's is THE one.

Though I must say, strictly for ribs, JackStack still somehow manages to transcend all others.

Brisket, Pork, Chicken and Sausage at OK Joes [with obligatory Night of the Living Sauce].

Lamb and Pork ribs at Fiorellas.

Pappy's here in St. Louis has great meat, though their sauces are pedestrian at best. I'm tempted to bring my own bottle of Gates and Sons Hot, or Bandana's Spicy Mustard based with me.

I don't care how much flack I get, Texas Roadhouse puts out one HELL of a slab of ribs, too. I have no idea how they pack so much smoke into them, but they're a cross between burnt ends and the fallingest off the bone ribs you'll ever find. I can pick the bones clean with a mere flick of my thumb and forefinger. And they smoke them so long that you can crack the rib bone with your teeth and scoop out heavenly smoked marrow from inside. And of all things, eating them, the thought of additional sauce never even entered my mind.

[Baby Lee]

I know people bag on Famous Dave's and I'm not here to defend them in the least [I went once and never went back after they plopped my salad in the middle of the meat on the plate, don't mess with my salad, bitches].

But has anyone tried their 'Wilbur's Revenge' sauce? They don't put it on the table, but you can request it. It may be the hottest substance offered in a chain restaurant anywhere. Mostly Habernero and derivatives/extracts, tempered with pineapple, molasses and honey. I buy it by the bottle from corporate. My mom tried it sight unseen at the restaurant last fall, and overdid it. Had to go to the hospital later that night as it split her tongue open down the middle, that's how potent its capsacin content is.

Literally 3 drops in a bowl of tomato soup, or 4 drops on a big bean burrito, and you have a thoroughly spicy meal.

[Hootie]

If we're talking chain BBQ I thought Red, Hot and Blue in Texas was good. I'm a big fan of hot BBQ sauce and there's was good.

[Baby Lee]

If we're talking chain BBQ I thought Red, Hot and Blue in Texas was good. I'm a big fan of hot BBQ sauce and there's was good.

Have you had OK Joes Night of the Living? Is it similar, better, worse, apples/oranges?

[Hootie]

Have you had OK Joes Night of the Living? Is it similar, better, worse, apples/oranges?

Never had it. But now, I want to try it.

[Baby Lee]

Tried Brickyard BBQ at a 38th and Stuart? KC style, only local place (KC expat owner/chef) I've found that does burnt ends. The County Line location is closed on Sundays, but we'll stop in and grab a few pounds on a Saturday and reheat on game day at three times a season.

Haven't been there in years, but Sneads used to be KC's gold standard for burnt ends.

[Hootie]

I don't live in Kansas...the only ones I've tried are Gates, Jacks and Bryants. Jacks was the best but it was pricy. I tried everything in the Dallas area and it didn't compare...and I mean everything. I could never find a good hot sauce other than at Red, Hot and Blue...and even then the two spots I grew up with in Champaign, Urbana blew their BBQ away.

[Strongside]

This list makes baby Jesus cry. Fuck whoever created it. Jack Stack isn't even in the top 5 in Kansas City.

Oklahoma joes, bates city and the woodyard are my faves.

[O.city]

Joes and Jstack are probably my faves, the mutton from Gates is great, Ribs and rib tips from AB's are great.


But yeah, OKJoes, is def better than Jack Stack, IMO. Never had any of the others. Have had some good BBQ in Memphis too though.

[Fire Me Boy!]

KC Masterpiece didn't become a national brand by being crappy.

[Strongside]

KC Masterpiece didn't become a national brand by being crappy.

Nah, but they did it with corporate backing and a beefy marketing budget. They don't hold a candle to the smaller spots in KC.

[TribalElder]

The top 5 BBQ joints for people who have no clue about BBQ joints.

all 5 should have been in KC

lol

where are we

oh here we are

http://i.imgur.com/Gllry3e.jpg

[Hammock Parties]

No Austin Salt Lick, list is BS.

[Tribal Warfare]

1st time seeing Arthur Bryant's not on a best of the best BBQ list

[Simply Red]

Gates can't be denied. If skip were here - he'd mention that it's fast food bbq

[Randallflagg]

This list makes baby Jesus cry. **** whoever created it. Jack Stack isn't even in the top 5 in Kansas City.

Oklahoma joes, bates city and the woodyard are my faves.


DAMN!!! I forgot about Bates City!! Ate there a couple of times in the early 90s and it was great!. Haven't been back since then, though.

[tomahawk kid]

Meh,
I can name Five BBQ joints right here in KC that are better than Jack Stack.

These lists from "national" news services ain't worth spit.

This.

[HonestChieffan]

The Black Dog is simply terrible. Good lord somebody has to pay to get reviews like this. Their burnt ends are dogshit

[Hootie]

The Black Dog is simply terrible. Good lord somebody has to pay to get reviews like this. Their burnt ends are dogshit

when did you go there? how many times? You're on crack.

[gblowfish]

Of the "chain" BBQ places, Famous Dave's is probably best. I like that they have various sauces to try. Rib Crib is lame, so is Bandana's.

[Fish]

Have you had OK Joes Night of the Living? Is it similar, better, worse, apples/oranges?

If you like spicy BBQ sauce, I recommend Firebug Hot. Phobia turned me on to the sauce, and the Hot version is phenomenal.. I don't think it's quite as hot as Night of the Living, but it's incredibly flavorful while packing the heat.

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8977/firebughotbbqsauce79560.jpg

http://www.firebugkc.com/products.html#sauces

[gblowfish]

I haven't been able to find Firebug in the store for a long time. It's good stuff. Anybody here in KC carry it? Used to find it at Hy-Vee, but not lately.

[Fish]

McGonigles is where I buy my Firebug. It's at Smoke n' Fire too. Haven't seen it at Hyvee in a long time...

[Kaepernick]

Just another reason I hate living in California.

No doubt I'll never eat at one of these top 5, but the 3 best barbecue places I've ever eaten at were, The Hickory Hut in Salina Kansas, and Gates BBQ and Zarda BBQ in Independence, Missouri.'

California doesn't have jack squat for BBQ.

Although the best Texas chili I've ever eaten is from JR's Texas BBQ in Sacramento. It used to be A++ chili but it was too hot for most of the customers, and JR had to tone it down. It used to give me that nice internal burn. Such a shame, but I still haven't had better chili. If it's got beans, IT AIN'T CHILI!

[gblowfish]

Zarda is in Blue Springs, not Independence.

[keg in kc]

There's a zarda over my way too, on Quivira down past 95th street. It's not my favorite place, but OK Joe's isn't open on Sunday's and they have a drive thru, so occasionally during football season I'll be like "hmm, want some bbq for the game".

Not sure why but I do like their burnt ends with little pieces of ham.

[gblowfish]

I had lunch at Zarda's in Lenexa today.
My fries were cold. Bummed me out.

[keg in kc]

Their fries never seem to be all that good, unfortunately.

[HonestChieffan]

Anybody try Rod Grey's new product line? Rod is one hell of a BBQ man and Pellet Envy has won a ton of competitions. I need to get some of this and give it a go.

http://www.eatbarbecue.com

[DeezNutz]

Last times at Gates and OK Joes: mediocre at best.

[Demonpenz]

The only thing bad about OK JOES is the line.

[Demonpenz]

I had lunch at Zarda's in Lenexa today.
My fries were cold. Bummed me out.

tell them to take that shit back. They have a good sausage samwhich though... sliced sausage like pastrami...ohhh man

[suzzer99]

Here in LA there's a "Kansas City BBQ" place.


It's ****ing ABYSMAL. :mad:


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eTb6u4BTI4c/UDp5BoqEqgI/AAAAAAAAADo/9ySYUxEEPk4/w920-h550-no/2012-08-26

Is this the place on Magnolia near Riverside? It's not bad. I like the burnt end sandwich, and the ribs are pretty good. I put it as about average in Kansas City, which makes it literally the best barbecue in LA.

It's also fun place to watch the Chiefs games, and the only place I've ever been able to eat decent barbecue and drink a Chimay at the same time.

[RunKC]

I love everything about OK Joe's. The fries are good, the Xi man is amazing.

Arthur Bryant's is a close 2nd though. Almost like 1B. I've never had Jack Stack though, so I can't comment.

There's gotta be like 10 great to solid (at worst) BBQ places in the KC area.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Golden Corral is pretty good.

LMAO
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[Sweet Daddy Hate]

LC's for burnt ends. Gates mixed plate for all-around awesome. I need to try OKJ next time I go back, possibly "wood yard"( I think )too.
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[CrazyPhuD]

List fail....no McDonald's for the McRibb

[CrazyPhuD]

Ill have to try the place in New Orleans. I've yet to find even a decent barbecue place in all of Louisiana. I'm a Texas transplant living here and I yearn for barbecue nonstop.

Being from Texas, I have to give KC a TON of credit. Overall I think it's better Barbecue than Texas, but we do brisket better down in Texas.

I grew up in KS and have a bunch of family in TX now. Honestly the texans have some great smoking talent and they have some excellent sauces too. The one area that I would say they fall short is beef quality. Too many times the texas cattle are chosen for the size of their damn horns not the quality of the beef!:cuss: Because of the rail lines going through and location KC cherry picks some of the best meat.

It would be a long, hard, and bloody battle to determine who has the better pitmasters between KC and TX, hell I'm still not sure a winner could be chosen. But I feel KC on average has the better quality beef and that's what puts it over the top to me.

[Phobia]

Lamb ribs?

WTF?

Jack Stack does a few things really, really well. Their lamb ribs are one of them. Their Cheesy corn, beans, and slaw are others.

[Phobia]

I haven't been able to find Firebug in the store for a long time. It's good stuff. Anybody here in KC carry it? Used to find it at Hy-Vee, but not lately.

Hy-Vee always had it. I think he's out of Price Chopper. They're slow payers. But yeah, McGonigles is a good source for it. Ask your boy, Doggity. He's buds with Shannon.

[Dartgod]

Gates can't be denied. If skip were here - he'd mention that it's fast food bbq

Gates sucks.

[Ceej]

Gates sucks.

WELCOME TO GATES MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER?????!!!!


Uhhhhh......


*gets cut by 16 people*

[gblowfish]

Gates does not suck. Let's squash that right out of the gate. It's one of the best, most successful, and most tenured BBQ joints in the city.

The thing about Gates is, it's maddeningly inconsistent with both food quality and service.

When they are on their game, their ribs, brisket and turkey are wonderful. Sometimes you get a fatty beef sandwich, or grisly ribs. You just have to ask to see the ribs first, or ask for your sandwich "lean as possible".

The help can be anywhere from overly-attentive to clueless. Ollie Gates is famous for being a skin flint with counter help wages, so they constantly burn through people. Some of them aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer.

Gates BBQ sauce is IMHO among the very best. It has a unique signature flavor. Bryant's sauce is also unique. The two sauces are different as night and day, but both are delicious and unmistakable.

[KCUnited]

My problem with Gates is no pp sandwich, I mean c'mon, **** ham.

[Dartgod]

Gates does not suck. Let's squash that right out of the gate. It's one of the best...
Wrong. How can it be when in the next paragraph, you say this:

The thing about Gates is, it's maddeningly inconsistent with both food quality and service.

Sometimes you get a fatty beef sandwich, or grisly ribs. You just have to ask to see the ribs first, or ask for your sandwich "lean as possible".

If I have to deal with any of the above, then they are no where near "one of the best". And that's my biggest "beef" (pun intended) with them. The last time I ate there, several years ago, I got the nastiest, fatty, tough brisket sandwich. Couldn't eat it and I've never been back.

I don't need to ask to see the meat or ask for a lean sandwich at Jack Stack, OK Joe's. Arthur Bryants or a myriad of other BBQ restaurants in the city.

[ndws]

I like Fiorellas. The lamb ribs are great. I haven't eaten at the other places they mention, so I can't comment on them. I still like several joints in KC better than Fiorellas though. Smokin Guns, OK Joes, to name a couple.

I would even add Brobecks to that list. Jack Stack is good, and the freight house is pretty cool, but I would just as soon eat at any of the other mentioned places.

[Ceej]

I posted this in the Royals repository thread, which was a terrible idea.

Are there any good Q joints open on Sundays?

Looking to put some down after the game.

[KCUnited]

I posted this in the Royals repository thread, which was a terrible idea.

Are there any good Q joints open on Sundays?

Looking to put some down after the game.

AB's on Brooklyn is open on Sunday, close to the Stadium.

[gblowfish]

My problem with Gates is no pp sandwich, I mean c'mon, **** ham.

Gates has both ham and pork as choices. But it's sliced, not pulled pork.

[KCUnited]

Gates has both ham and pork as choices. But it's sliced, not pulled pork.

That's what I'm saying, WTF??

[Ceej]

AB's on Brooklyn is open on Sunday, close to the Stadium.

You'll have to forgive my ignorance.

What's AB's? Or is that the actual name?

[KCUnited]

Arthur Bryants

[Ceej]

Arthur Bryant's.

Derp.

[gblowfish]

Wrong. How can it be when in the next paragraph, you say this:



If I have to deal with any of the above, then they are no where near "one of the best". And that's my biggest "beef" (pun intended) with them. The last time I ate there, several years ago, I got the nastiest, fatty, tough brisket sandwich. Couldn't eat it and I've never been back.

I don't need to ask to see the meat or ask for a lean sandwich at Jack Stack, OK Joe's. Arthur Bryants or a myriad of other BBQ restaurants in the city.

No I understand completely. Nothing is worse than paying good money for BBQ and getting a crappy sandwich. I won't eat at Wyandotte BBQ for just that reason. I've been there twice, and both times my food was total shit.

When Gates is on, it's on. When it's off, it's off. Plus it depends what location you eat at. 18th and Brooklyn has the most consistent food. The Gates out in the suburbs are the most inconsistent for some reason.

[gblowfish]

Gates in Independence on US 40 is open on Sunday. It's about three miles due east of the stadium.

[gblowfish]

That's what I'm saying, WTF??

They'll chop it up for you if you like. Just ask for a pork sandwich chopped.

This is the Gates at I-435 and State Line. If you're outside KC, this is what Gates looks like:
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[Dartgod]

No I understand completely. Nothing is worse than paying good money for BBQ and getting a crappy sandwich. I won't eat at Wyandotte BBQ for just that reason. I've been there twice, and both times my food was total shit.

When Gates is on, it's on. When it's off, it's off. Plus it depends what location you eat at. 18th and Brooklyn has the most consistent food. The Gates out in the suburbs are the most inconsistent for some reason.

I'll give you this, Gates used to be much better. But it's been a long time. They are living on their reputation from days gone by.

[Dartgod]

Anyone else tried The Rub, at K-10 and Ridgeview? I've been there a few times and it's pretty damn good.

[suzzer99]

Gates does not suck. Let's squash that right out of the gate. It's one of the best, most successful, and most tenured BBQ joints in the city.

The thing about Gates is, it's maddeningly inconsistent with both food quality and service.

When they are on their game, their ribs, brisket and turkey are wonderful. Sometimes you get a fatty beef sandwich, or grisly ribs. You just have to ask to see the ribs first, or ask for your sandwich "lean as possible".

The help can be anywhere from overly-attentive to clueless. Ollie Gates is famous for being a skin flint with counter help wages, so they constantly burn through people. Some of them aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer.

Gates BBQ sauce is IMHO among the very best. It has a unique signature flavor. Bryant's sauce is also unique. The two sauces are different as night and day, but both are delicious and unmistakable.

That's a very good summation. I would add that the fries are always good for whatever that's worth.

Gates has always been my favorite sauce, and nothing else I've tried has really come close. I can drink that stuff straight.

[Archie F. Swin]

I've been to BBQ joints throughout OK and TX and have been to many well known KC establishments. If a noobie ever asks me a bout Jack Stack, I will quickly say "Fuck that place!"

[petegz28]

Meh,
I can name Five BBQ joints right here in KC that are better than Jack Stack.

These lists from "national" news services ain't worth spit.

No shit!

Gates
A.B.'s
OK Joes
Smokin' Joes
Rosedale BBQ was always one I liked
BB's when I am in the area and the mood

[petegz28]

Gates sucks.

Your whore mouth needs to shut! :cuss:

[Dartgod]

Your whore mouth needs to shut! :cuss:

GATES SUCKS!

[Ceej]

Taking my girlfriend to AB's Sunday after the game.

Her first legitimate BBQ experience. We'll see how the Wisconsinian enjoys it.

[Archie F. Swin]

GATES SUCKS!

their hot sauce is the bomb track


bettah axe sumbody

[gblowfish]

Taking my girlfriend to AB's Sunday after the game.

Her first legitimate BBQ experience. We'll see how the Wisconsinian enjoys it.

Here's a tip for you:

If you get a combo plate, ask for ribs as one of the two meats on the combo. The ribs are great, and you can try them without having to buy a big order of them.

Also, if it's to go, ask for the sauce on the side.

ABs original sauce is not for everyone. It's tart, and has a lot of paprika in it. I personally LOVE it. But not everyone does. They also make an excellent sweet sauce, which is dynamite on chicken and turkey. Both sauces are on the table, so ask them to NOT SAUCE the meat, then you can try both styles, and lather it up to your liking at the table.

If you order a sandwich or combo, get fries with it. A full sized sandwich will easily feed two people. So come very hungry, or be prepared to take some home.

[Stewie]

While Oklahoma Joe's is my personal favorite, Fiorella's is great from a national perspective because pretty much anybody can get it delivered to them. I've spent tons of money shipping stuff to family at various places in the US (including Hawaii), just so they can get a taste of what I enjoy locally here.


What you're sending isn't from their restaurants. It's illegal to ship any food that's not cooked in a USDA certified kitchen (restaurants aren't because it opens a whole bunch of regulations). Fiorella's uses a commercial kitchen for their distribution and processing of food.

[Titty Meat]

Just ate a Zman at Oklahoma Joes.

[ChiefsCountry]

No I understand completely. Nothing is worse than paying good money for BBQ and getting a crappy sandwich. I won't eat at Wyandotte BBQ for just that reason. I've been there twice, and both times my food was total shit.

When Gates is on, it's on. When it's off, it's off. Plus it depends what location you eat at. 18th and Brooklyn has the most consistent food. The Gates out in the suburbs are the most inconsistent for some reason.

I always eat at Gates on Paeso down by UMKC. Never had bad bbq there. Of course Gates is my #1 BBQ place in KC.

[ChiefsCountry]

The best bbq I have had outside of Kansas City
Jack's BBQ in Nashville
www.jacksbarbque.com

It could hold its own with the KC joints IMO.

[HemiEd]

This thread made me hungry for some BBQ. We went and had some pulled pork sandwiches for lunch with the beans. http://www.hickoryriversmokehouse.net/

Pretty darn tasty

[PunkinDrublic]

I've had a great week in KC. I've eaten at AB, Jack Stack and today joes. KC is head and shoulders above anything I've had in Texas. That includes anything I've had in Austin.

[Ceej]

It seems that there's a BBQ thread every couple of months.

And they never get old.

Mm BBQ.

[Dartgod]

I've had a great week in KC. I've eaten at AB, Jack Stack and today joes. KC is head and shoulders above anything I've had in Texas. That includes anything I've had in Austin.

So, now that you've had all three, how would you rank them?

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

No I understand completely. Nothing is worse than paying good money for BBQ and getting a crappy sandwich. I won't eat at Wyandotte BBQ for just that reason. I've been there twice, and both times my food was total shit.

When Gates is on, it's on. When it's off, it's off. Plus it depends what location you eat at. 18th and Brooklyn has the most consistent food. The Gates out in the suburbs are the most inconsistent for some reason.

Brooklyn location never lets me down, nor does 31st and Main. Now, there are western variations, but sloppy, salty-wet Carolina pulled pork can stay the fuck in Carolina. Anyone who pines for that shit needs a fucking overhaul in life.
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[Wildcat2005]

Just ate a Zman at Oklahoma Joes.

yeah that sandwich is amazing
I just found out you can get it with different meats to

Had a chicken Z man
Not as good as the brisket, but still really good

[Pitt Gorilla]

Woody's is solid; Sawmill blows it away.
I used to go to another place near downtown. I think it was big r's or something like that. It was yummy.

[PunkinDrublic]

So, now that you've had all three, how would you rank them?

1. Joes

2. AB the original.

3. Jack Stack.

[Demonpenz]

Anyone else tried The Rub, at K-10 and Ridgeview? I've been there a few times and it's pretty damn good.

close to the are there is a place called the pick is ok.

[keg in kc]

What you're sending isn't from their restaurantsNever said (or thought) it was. I've actually had it a couple of times myself with the family at Christmas (they're in West Virginia). Just making the point that I can ship something that's at least a shadow of what's available here. And it's better than any bbq any of my family can get where they live, in a style that none of them can get where they live.

[mnchiefsguy]

Hy-Vee always had it. I think he's out of Price Chopper. They're slow payers. But yeah, McGonigles is a good source for it. Ask your boy, Doggity. He's buds with Shannon.

The Hy-Vee on 350 Highway has not had for a few months now. Excellent sauce, will definitely need some for some summer time cooking.

[Titty Meat]

yeah that sandwich is amazing
I just found out you can get it with different meats to

Had a chicken Z man
Not as good as the brisket, but still really good

Interesting. Ill have to change it up.

I should also add the fries taste different than what I remember. Without dipping them in BBQ sauce they tasted like those cheap pizzas you buy at the store minus the marina sauce.

[Stewie]

Not to break any hearts, but OK Joe's is the culmination of a bunch of white folk from Johnson County. I have an old video with Jeff Stehney in the driveway of his Prairie Village home cooking up some Q that would become OK Joe's.

[KCUnited]

Not to break any hearts, but OK Joe's is the culmination of a bunch of white folk from Johnson County. I have an old video with Jeff Stehney in the driveway of his Prairie Village home cooking up some Q that would become OK Joe's.

Lol, why would that break any hearts? They have locations in Olathe and Leawood, did anyone really think Oklahoma Joe's was the culmination of a bunch of black dudes from East Kansas City?

Guess what, Aaron Franklin is white to.

[gblowfish]

Good BBQ transcends race in KC. Black dudes and white dudes, all smoke like serious MoFo's in our town.

[Stewie]

Lol, why would that break any hearts? They have locations in Olathe and Leawood, did anyone really think Oklahoma Joe's was the culmination of a bunch of black dudes from East Kansas City?

Guess what, Aaron Franklin is white to.

East Kansas City? Where is that? The NE side? Independence Avenue? Sugar Creek?

Good Q has always had a link to African Americans. Skinny white dudes kill it. That's all.

[gblowfish]

Actually, the East Side of KC is mostly Hispanic now. Everything from just East of downtown out to about Bennington Ave near the Blue River. Northeast HS and East HS, lots of Hispanics.

I drive back and forth on Truman Road to work every day right through it.

[Bob Dole]

Just left Austin this morning and that is the second time in 2 weeks that Bob Dole has read that name. Bob Dole will have to try it when Bob Dole goes back later this month.

[KCUnited]

East Kansas City? Where is that? The NE side? Independence Avenue? Sugar Creek?

Good Q has always had a link to African Americans. Skinny white dudes kill it. That's all.

ROFL

I consider East KC to be East of Bruce Watkins Drive, South of Truman Road to 87th street.

[Stewie]

ROFL

I consider East KC to be East of Bruce Watkins Drive, South of Truman Road to 87th street.

Too narrow of a definition.

[HonestChieffan]

Lets hear it for bb's and Hillsdale Bank BBQ. Many bbq joints are good. Few are great. Borh of these approach greatness. HB for food. BB's for all the rest

[KCUnited]

Too narrow of a definition.

Yeah, I was off.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=east+side+kansas+city&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x87c0e35781a50bfb:0x4025ef8ad8bc3b3e,East+Side,+Kansas+City,+MO&gl=us&ei=4XONUe_pK4Ws0AGJzID4Aw&ved=0CHMQtgM

[Kaepernick]

Zarda is in Blue Springs, not Independence.

Sorry, I'm not too savvy on my Missouri geography. I'm a Californian who was at a national sports car meet. We got to drive laps on the I-70 Speedway. All I know is that Zarda is among the best BBQ I've had. I don't know the GPS coords for it.

Funny that nobody else here has ever been to the Hickory Hut in Salina Kansas. Hole in the wall with meat and sauce to die for back in 2009. Who knows now but when I was there, it was just killer.

[Spott]

Sorry, I'm not too savvy on my Missouri geography. I'm a Californian who was at a national sports car meet. We got to drive laps on the I-70 Speedway. All I know is that Zarda is among the best BBQ I've had. I don't know the GPS coords for it.

Funny that nobody else here has ever been to the Hickory Hut in Salina Kansas. Hole in the wall with meat and sauce to die for back in 2009. Who knows now but when I was there, it was just killer.

Blue Springs is about 15 minutes directly east of downtown Kansas City. There used to be a Hickory Hut around KC, IIRC. Not sure if it was the same place or not.

[Fish]

Funny that nobody else here has ever been to the Hickory Hut in Salina Kansas. Hole in the wall with meat and sauce to die for back in 2009. Who knows now but when I was there, it was just killer.

I was born 25 miles from Salina, in McPherson. I've eaten at the Hickory Hut many many times. It started out as just a little piece of shit mobile home selling BBQ sammiches in the 80's. But the BBQ was decent. It got a lot better as time went on, but even after all these years it would still be pretty far down the list compared to KC places. It's still there, I ate there last summer, and still drive by it pretty frequently.

[suzzer99]

This thread makes me sad I live in LA.

[Ceej]

This thread makes me sad I live in LA.

At least you guys got good fish tacos.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Anything east of Main and south of Indep Ave all the way down to Blue River Road is "east side".
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[|Zach|]

Gates does not suck. Let's squash that right out of the gate. It's one of the best, most successful, and most tenured BBQ joints in the city.

The thing about Gates is, it's maddeningly inconsistent with both food quality and service.

When they are on their game, their ribs, brisket and turkey are wonderful. Sometimes you get a fatty beef sandwich, or grisly ribs. You just have to ask to see the ribs first, or ask for your sandwich "lean as possible".


I think this about Arthur Bryant's on a good day that beef sandwich is the best anywhere. But those good days do not always happen.

As far as Gates go their system for ordering is stupid. I can stand you yelling at me if you listen when I order so I don't have to say I want fries 10 times.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Zach is so white.
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[Kaepernick]

I was born 25 miles from Salina, in McPherson. I've eaten at the Hickory Hut many many times. It started out as just a little piece of shit mobile home selling BBQ sammiches in the 80's. But the BBQ was decent. It got a lot better as time went on, but even after all these years it would still be pretty far down the list compared to KC places. It's still there, I ate there last summer, and still drive by it pretty frequently.

I liked it just fine. Thought it was as good as Gates and Zarda. I guess there is no accounting for taste, huh? Thanks for chiming in.

[Al Bundy]

At least you guys got good fish tacos.

Hey we have 'em here... they're just down on Independence Avenue.

[suzzer99]

At least you guys got good fish tacos.

We have good just about everything except pizza and BBQ.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

LC's is still top dog on my list. Love their burnt ends!

[BWillie]

Jack Stack is the best quality BBQ there is on this planet, but at some point you just cant make BBQ any better. Theres tons and tons of places that are right up there because there is so much competition nowadays. OK Joes is actually a place that seems to focus more on their sandwiches but obviously there ribs are top notch too...just dont see how any BBQ is better than Jack Stack.